Hiya Phelim! Yes, I remember it well. A fabulous venue in the not-so-fabulous Holloway Road.
Hope you're enjoying the London sunshine (or perhaps you're somewhere more exotic). Jack Jack Martin Leith Leith Co-creation email: [email protected] Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) Skype: jackmartinleith Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com On 20 May 2010 23:34, Phelim McDermott <[email protected]> wrote: > Harrison, > > Jack was actually the first person I ever met who did OS. Hi there again > Jack! I was pointed towards him by Bob Griffiths who had given me a battered > old copy of your book. Jack came in the day before our first ever "Devoted > and Disgruntled" over five years ago now, which our theatre company > Improbable hosted. ( www.improbable.co.uk ) He gave us much encouragement > and support. Since then we have carved out some considerable niche work in > doing full scale OS work with arts organisations (although not exclusively > so). I also spend quite a lot of time encouraging and mentoring people to > open space themselves. There is actually an incredibly fertile and growing > movement of people opening space here. I actually believe the more you give > the more comes back so I have often done OS events with a gifting intention. > Mostly our OS events happen because of people I meet who share a passion > for change, the arts and OS. However all the work I would say comes from the > impact of that very first OS invite I wrote. It had behind it a desire to > create community in my own theatre world. D&D is now an annual and monthly > event and it also happens on an annual basis in Newcastle as well. We have > done two D&D's in Scotland and One in NYC. IN fact Open Space through D&D > has had an amazing impact on theatre here. Theatre companies have been > formed, mentoring networks, shows created, theatre spaces have been opened, > conflicts resolved and conflicts created! After D&D5 before our recent > election an arts campaign was formed which managed to get the MP's talking > about the theatre and the arts funding on the BBC and an explicit > commitment to arts funding in the Times newspaper. Just a few examples off > the top of my head . > > Throughout that time and since then I have met lots of people at Wosonos > and elsewhere who facilitate OS and say it's better to not facilitate if you > are connected or passionate about the issue. This is just not true. (In my > case) I think because of my passion it has opened more space and I have > been asked to do that again and again. I spend a lot of time turning down OS > gigs here in the UK. Usually it's because they don't really want to do open > space or they want to change it and dilute it by adding on or "Improving" > it. Each gig is a case for decision in itself but I would say a lot of them > happen because I talk about it to people and tell them how it has > transformed my life, the essence of my own company Improbable and my > practice as a theatre director. I feel incredibly excited about the > opportunity we will have in 2012 to connect up the UK open space community > (situation latent) when Wosonos comes here. I hope that our invitation to > people to gather here in London will be a great opportunity to get as much > of the OS system in the room as it were and see if we do actually want to be > community. (amongst the other stuff that will go on). All of this happened > because I read Harrison's book.. recognised that I already knew what OS was > and followed the recipe. I had never actually been to an OS event before I > did this, so it felt I was discovering it myself as if for the first time. > The souffle rose and I had one of the best improvisation gigs I've ever > done. Heston Blumenthal eat your heart out! As an Impro Junkie, and lover of > presence and storytelling what better gift could one have. The presents from > the presence.. they just keep coming. > > Thanks for the ride Harrison. > > :) > > Love > > Phelim > > > There are more details about D&D here > > http://www.improbable.co.uk/show_example.asp?item_id=47 > > The last big report is here > > http://devotedanddisgruntled5.blogspot.com/2010/02/contents.html > > > > On 20 May 2010, at 22:02, Harrison Owen wrote: > > Jack – I think you ought to talk to Phelim. I am not sure it is about > marketing. Probably more about doing it. Or something. > > ho > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > Phone 301-365-2093 > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > *From:* OSLIST > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > ] *On Behalf Of *Jack Martin Leith > *Sent:* Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK > > Thanks for the encouragement Steve. > > But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy > Shovelton<http://www.wikima.com/> > , Roma Iskander <http://www.healthdirections.org/> and me - and it's a > marketing nightmare. People who want to learn how to create and facilitate > OS events are almost impossible to identify. > > But who knows ... never say never. > > Best wishes, > > Jack > > > Jack Martin Leith > Leith Co-creation > email: [email protected] > Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) > Skype: jackmartinleith > Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com > Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com > > On 20 May 2010 21:20, Steve Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like an opportunity..... > > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Jack Martin Leith < > [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Jamie. > > There are very few such opportunities in the UK - I get asked this all > the time! > > If I hear of anything I'll make a post to this list. > > Best wishes, > > Jack > > > Jack Martin Leith > Leith Co-creation > email: [email protected] > Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) > Skype: jackmartinleith > Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com > Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com > > On 20 May 2010 12:37, Jamie Colston <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I am really keen to see open space in action and I wondered if anyone has > some meetings I could attend which show it in practice in Bath/Bristol > preferably or London. > Many thanks > > Jamie > > *Jamie Colston* > Building a sustainable future through community empowerment > > *H:* 01225 851377 *M:* 07826 411991 *E: *[email protected]** > *FB/Linked In/Skype:* Jamie Colston *Twitter*: spearthwarrior > *Blog: http://inserviceforsocialchange.wordpress.com/* > > *Bathford community are working together to change behaviour and reduce > their carbon footprint find out more and sign up at* > www.greenertogether.coop > > *Community Owned Renewable Energy part 3,* Wednesday 26th May, Bathford > School, 7.45pm > > *Critical Mass Ride May 29th 2010* (the last Saturday of every month), > 1pm, Kingsmead Square > > Transition Bathford www.transitionbathford.ning.com > > A member of Transition Bath www.transitionbath.org > > > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > -- > > Steve Cochran > > Sustainability Strategies LLC > National Center for Sustainability > Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute > Community Energy Action Council > Sustainable Cross-Laminated Technologies Group > US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development > > 828-545-1467 > > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
